Perhaps one of the most reaffirming findings to emerge over the past several decades is that
humans not only engage in generous behavior, they also appear to experience pleasure …

Is the tendency to morally prioritize humans over animals weaker in children than adults? In
two preregistered studies (total N= 622), 5-to 9-year-old children and adults were presented …

With life expectancy dramatically increasing throughout much of the world, people have to
make choices with a longer future in mind than they ever had to before. Yet, many indicators …

The identifiable victim effect (IVE) refers to individuals' tendency to offer greater help to
specific, identifiable victims than to anonymous, statistical victims. A random-effects meta …

Immersive media are often lauded for their ability to induce empathy and encourage
prosocial behavior, yet the theoretical mechanisms underlying why immersion may lead to …

This contribution summarizes the literature on the psychology of charitable donations to
victims of disasters and other unfortunate circumstances. Four distinct research areas are …

We investigate COVID-19 related consumers' donation intent predicated on their political
ideology and the message frame-one emphasising the statistical number of affected victims …

People are more generous toward single than toward multiple beneficiaries, and
encouraging greater giving to multiple targets is challenging. We identify one factor …

People frequently feel less empathy for and offer less aid to out-groups in need relative to
their in-groups. Most attempts aimed at reducing intergroup bias in helping emphasize …

Highlights•Climate change is an intergenerational issue requiring intergenerational
solutions.•We review literature on intergenerational approaches to pro-environmental …